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Reading Time | < 1 min 08 Sep 2014

SMEs look to fund investment plans

Reading Time • < 1 minThree in 5 SMEs are confident they can secure a bank loan to fund investment plans, research by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has found. The survey of more than 850 SMEs found that buying equipment, premises and recruiting more staff are t...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 05 Sep 2014

SMEs want better government support

Reading Time • < 1 minSmall and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have mixed feelings about government initiatives to help them grow, research by Aviva has found. A third of business owners think there is enough government support and advice available but 43% say t...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 04 Sep 2014

Small firms blinkered to alternative finance

Reading Time • < 1 minA third of SMEs are unaware of funding options other than the traditional forms offered by their high street bank, a survey by Aviva has found. Some 29% of surveyed firms said they weren't aware of 'alternative' options - such as peer-to-pe...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 02 Sep 2014

Home owners unaware of mortgage rate

Reading Time • 2 minsAlmost half of people do not know the current rate of their mortgage, research by communications campaigner Keep Me Posted has found. The consumer group surveyed more than 1,000 people and found that 42% of UK mortgage holders are unaware o...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 01 Sep 2014

Businesses back EU rethink

Reading Time • < 1 minThe majority of British businesses favour a renegotiated relationship with the EU with certain powers returning to Westminster, a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey has found. Of the 3,200 businesses surveyed by the BCC, 60% wanted t...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Aug 2014

Economy to grow 3.2% in 2014

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy will this year grow by more than 3% for the first time since 2007, according to updated forecasts from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Updating its projections for the rest of the year and through to 2016, the BCC sai...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 27 Aug 2014

Cash savings increase in July

Reading Time • < 1 minThere was a 'strong increase' in cash savings in July 2014 following the introduction of New Individual Savings Accounts (NISA), according to the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Aug 2014

Financial jargon confuses consumers

Reading Time • < 1 minConsumers don't understand the financial jargon used by banks and building societies, according to a survey by National Savings & Investments (NS&I). The poll of more than 1,200 adults found that 67% of Brits know what a BACS paymen...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Aug 2014

Get your tax return done now!

Reading Time • 2 minsA lot of people leave filing their tax returns until January, bu there are so many reasons to get it...
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